to Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (Philippines), Ambang Media (Malaysia), and US Advertisement (for Japanese English-language channel GLC). The first series was sold to BBC Canada, and Pt Spectrum Films (Indonesia). In 2004, both series were sold to HBO (Czech Republic). The second series was also sold to Sveriges Television AB (Sweden). Home media Both series were released on VHS in the 1990s, two episodes per cassette, and DVDs were later made available to schools. Each series is now (2021) available for digital download via the ACTF website. Books In April 1996, Penguin Books Australia published a novel to accompany the screening of The Genie from Down Under series on the ABC. The novel, written by Amanda Midlam, was also published in the United Kingdom to tie in with the screening of the series on BBCI at the beginning of 1996. In the first six months of 1996 15,000 copies of the novel were sold in Australia. The book based on the second series was published by HarperCollins and was available from booksellers from August 1998. Awards & Nominations Reviews "The ACTF has made an artform out of producing high-spirited and imaginative family entertainment. And it has also forged a model for the independent Australian production company operating successfully, and with integrity, in the international marketplace, creating work that has universal appeal without fatally compromising its local identity." Debi Enker, The Sunday Age, View magazine, 22 June 1996 "the latest in a fine list of children's dramas made by the Australian Children's Television Foundation" Tom Gilling, The Bulletin "take my word for it, it's good" Alison Stewart, Sydney Morning Herald "parents won't have to tie themselves to the chair to share this one with the kids" Herald Sun "great fun, with plenty of laughs and an engrossing story line" Neil Molloy, Sunday Mail "The Genie From Down Under strikes just the right balance of humour and low-camp adventure. In fact, it's delightful." Simon Hughes, The Age "The show is funny, well-acted and mercifully free of messages . . . children will love it. Adults are strongly advised to stay around, too." Jenny Tabakoff, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 August 1998 "All round approval for this story of a snobbish English girl who discovers by accident a laid-back Australian genie. A show that a young family can sit down and enjoy, it left us wanting to watch the next episode." – Radio Times, UK